The Bridge Curse 2: The Extraction is a horror game from Tiwanese-based developer Softstart Entertainment. The game has been out for a few months on PC but...
Astro Bot has had an interesting rise into prominence, initially debuting as a character featured in the PlayStation 4 app titled “The Playroom”. From there Astro Bot...
Originally released in September 2021 as a PlayStation console exclusive and an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC, Kena: Bridge of Spirits was the debut title from...
Downward is a first-person parkour adventure game that was originally released in 2017 by Caracal Games. Seven years later, the game returns in an Enhanced Edition that...
Outrage: Fight Fest is a $10, 16-player party brawler from Hardball Games. Players build Rage to grow and gain special abilities. Easy to pick up, it features simple combat with small, vibrant maps and randomized chaos. Customization is limited. Best enjoyed with friends; available on Steam.
Magical Delicacy is a unique blend of Metroidvania gameplay and cooking sim mechanics that come together for a surprisingly stress-free experience. You play as Flora, a young...
Valley Peaks, developed by Tub Club and published by Those Awesome Guys, is a climbing game set in a vibrant micro open world where you play as a frog installing radio towers. While the story and side quests lack depth, the engaging climbing mechanics and creative challenges make it a fun experience. Performance issues are minor and don’t significantly detract from gameplay. Available on PC and Nintendo Switch, it scores 7 out of 10.
Echo Generation is a turn-based adventure game set in the charming Canadian suburb of Maple Town. You play as a kid on summer vacation who’s trying to...
At a time when massive 50-plus-hour games are soaking in the limelight, I love stepping into smaller experiences that leave me satisfied after a sub-10-hour playthrough. Of...
When you spend so much time covering video games, it’s rare to get a true “fresh” experience even in a new title. Press releases and trailer showcases...
Back in 2023, I decided to play a retro first-person shooter called Ion Fury. Originally released in 2018, Ion Fury is an indie shooter developed on the...
The retro shooter genre is an ever-growing one. It seems like every few weeks, a new game is either entering Early Access or leaving it. WRATH: Aeon...
The beauty of botany with none of the mess. Botany Manor is a botanical puzzle game from Balloon Studios, a new development studio led by Laure De...
Cleaning a room, picking up garbage, scrubbing walls, and taking out the trash. They all sound like chores but they are also key mechanics in House Flipper...
There have been countless games in the 2D platformer genre, but the very best share a specific commonality, that the act of movement is fun. Recently I...
Slay the Princess is a surreal horror visual novel from Black Tabby Games, the developers of Scarlet Hollow. You play as a nameless hero who is tasked...
Before we fully jump into the new year of games, I wanted to cover a few games that I played on break at the end of last...
In a year full of massive games, it’s easy to miss the smaller titles that deserve your attention. Games that, despite a lower budget, aspire to tell...
While countless video games are always released throughout the year, October is naturally the month where survival-horror fans get their moment in the sun (or spooky fog-covered...
Visual novels get a bad rap in the games industry. Often seen as the middle ground between reading a book and playing a game. And while I...
Achilles is a legendary Greek hero of the Trojan War whose weakness was so popular that we named a body part after it. Achilles: Legends Untold aims...
